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#ACC516

#acc516 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#acc516 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.45% red, 77.25% green and 8.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.69% cyan, 0% magenta, 88.83% yellow and 22.75% black. Its hue angle is 68.57°, with 79.91% saturation and 42.94% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.75:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 5.51.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.4876

Complementary

  1. #acc516
  2. #2f16c5

Split complementary

  1. #acc516
  2. #1655c5
  3. #8616c5

Analogous

  1. #c58616
  2. #acc516
  3. #55c516

Triadic

  1. #acc516
  2. #16acc5
  3. #c516ac

Tetradic

  1. #acc516
  2. #16c52f
  3. #2f16c5
  4. #c516ac

Square

  1. #acc516
  2. #16c586
  3. #2f16c5
  4. #c51655

Monochromatic

  1. #343b07
  2. #70800e
  3. #acc516
  4. #d1e93e
  5. #e1f183

Shades

#acc516 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #acc516
  2. #9bb114
  3. #8a9e12
  4. #788a0f
  5. #67760d
  6. #56630b
  7. #454f09
  8. #343b07
  9. #222704
  10. #111402
  11. #000000

Tints

#acc516 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #acc516
  2. #b4cb2d
  3. #bdd145
  4. #c5d65c
  5. #cddc73
  6. #d6e28b
  7. #dee8a2
  8. #e6eeb9
  9. #eef3d0
  10. #f7f9e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#acc516 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #acc516
  2. #a8be21
  3. #a3b72b
  4. #9fb036
  5. #9aa940
  6. #96a34b
  7. #929c56
  8. #8d9560
  9. #898e6b
  10. #848775
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b4be94 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d3b900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d0ba2e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b7baa8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c4be00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c3bf26 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b3be86 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-acc516 {
  color: #acc516;
}
Background
.bg-acc516 {
  background-color: #acc516;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-acc516 {
  border: 2px solid #acc516;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #acc516;
  --color-primary-rgb: 172 197 22;
  --color-primary-hsl: 69 80% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-acc516 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #acc516, #55c516);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-acc516 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(172 197 22 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 5.51 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 5.85 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.45 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.63 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 10.88 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 11.42 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 11.46 #533ae9 Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#acc516  rgb(172, 197, 22)  hsl(69, 80%, 43%)  Yellow Green
#2f16c5  rgb(47, 22, 197)  hsl(249, 80%, 43%)  Medium Blue
#16acc5  rgb(22, 172, 197)  hsl(189, 80%, 43%)  Bondi Blue
#c516ac  rgb(197, 22, 172)  hsl(309, 80%, 43%)  Medium Violet Red